[Sigia-l] sitemap question

[Biswa Dutta Jena]

It is a good practice to put navigational links to related web pages 
when related information is being displayed somewhere else. When someone 
is accessing some information, the data remains fresh in the mind and a 
navigational link provides a great help if presented with the data.

Dinesh Nair wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was wondering if it is a good usability practice to
> include navigation paths to web pages in the
> documentation. Or is it just better to design a site
> map for the online tool.
>
> Here's an example:
>
> Consider, you have a web-based tool and users are
> having a hard time navigating to the web pages for
> performing a task. For instance, user submits a leave
> request using a HRMS tool and supervisor approves the
> request using the same tool. Should the navigation
> paths be listed in the documentation or should a site
> map be included in the tool? 
>  
> The reason why the users are facing navigation
> problems might be because of the numerous functions
> available with the tool.
>
> An example of a task and the related nav path:
>  
> Task: Submit The Leave Request
> Nav Path: Home page > Web Forms > Create > Leave
>  
> Thank You,
> Dinesh Nair
>
>   

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